In Louisiana, we have multiple festivals year round for anything and everything imaginable. People travel from all over the world for many of them to get a taste of our unique Cajun culture that is unlike any other. In a few weeks, September 20^th-24^th, the Sugar Cane Festival will be held in New Iberia, Louisiana. American Sugar Cane is arguable the most successful crop in Louisiana.

Mr. Alen “Benny” Cenac Jr., owner and operator of Golden Ranch Farms (GRF), possesses almost 1000 acres of Sugar Cane on the farm itself. So it is safe to say, GRF plays their part of vitality when it comes to the important role the sugar industry plays to Louisiana’s economy. According to the American Sugar Cane Leage, Sugarcane is produced on more than 400,000 acres of land in 22 Louisiana parishes- with production of approximately 13 million tons of cane yearly while also providing jobs to over 17,000 people. This is explains exactly why we make a long weekend of celebration over sweet sugarcane.

This year’s festival marks 76 years of celebrating sugar! The activities kick off on a Wednesday lasting until Sunday leaving no room for boredom as it is packed full of parades, a carnival, live Cajun and Zydeco music, car show, sugar cookery, photography, artistry competitions, a horticulture show, crowning of the Sugarcane Queen and more. For a full list of this year’s events, click here. This is one experience you would not want to miss out on. Just as they would say in Cajun Country, where life is sure to be sweeter, Laissez le bon temps rouler!